| Carnival 2010 opens tonight at 6pm |
| Thu. Sep 2nd 2010 |
Tonight is the night!!!!
The 3 day Fireman's Carnival opens to night at Hollow Park at 6pm. Rainbow Amusements is providing the midway rides and games this year. Both Hothckissville and Orenaug Fire Companies are cooking up some of the best food around. Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Kielb...
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| And what a wet day it became................. |
| Sun. Aug 29th 2010 |
The sun was out. The day was warm. There was not a rain cloud in the sky - but boy, oh boy, did it rain at the Woodbury Fire Department.
Water, Water everywhere seemed to be the name of the game. The wet-down for the departments new Engine 5 seemed to bring the child out in everyo...
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| Busy 2 weeks coming up for WVFD |
| Tue. Aug 24th 2010 |
It's that time of year ........... school starting, back to school supply shopping and all the anticipation of another holiday season upon us. But for the WVFD its even bigger, better and more exciting for them. This year its not only Carnival time but this coming Sunday they a...
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| Firefighter Fatalities in the United States — 2009 |
| Mon. Aug 23rd 2010 |
Last year’s 82 deaths was the lowest total since 1993.
NFPA Journal®, July/August 2010 ~ By Rita F. Fahy, Paul R. LeBlanc, and Joseph L. Molis
In 2009, a total of 82 on-duty firefighter deaths occurred in the United States. This is a sharp drop from the 105 on-duty deaths th...
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| USFA: National Public Service Announcement Urging Motorists to "Slow Down and Move Over" Premieres |
| Thu. Aug 19th 2010 |
A national Public Service Announcement (PSA) urging motorists to “slow down and move over” premiered yesterday at the Delaware City (DE) Fire Company.
The PSA is a joint venture between the Delaware City Fire Company and the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Associ...
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| Ultrafine Particles Could Increase Coronary Risk in Firefighters |
| Mon. Aug 16th 2010 |
Exposure to high levels of ultrafine particles—invisible particles that can reach the smallest air passages in the lungs—may be an important contributor to the risk of coronary heart disease in firefighters, reports a study in the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
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| Methamphetamine: Recipe for Disaster |
| Thu. Aug 12th 2010 |
This article is posted here from www.firefighterclosecalls.com and has some very interesting information that we feel should be pasted on to all repsonders.
Friday, June 4, 2010 Firefighters respond to an explosion in a motel parking lot. Police officers make a routine traffic stop for errati...
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| CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY-FALL OPERATING AT A FIRE |
| Mon. Aug 9th 2010 |
The Secret Listwww.FireFighterCloseCalls.com
We regret to advise you that Chicago Firefighter Christopher Wheatley, 31, has died in the Line of Duty after he fell 3-4 stories while operating at a fire in the Loop area restaurant this morning, according to CFD's Commissioner Bob Hoff. He ...
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| Roxbury Mutual Aid |
| Fri. Aug 6th 2010 |
The Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department repsonded to Roxbury at thier requrest early Thursday morning for a working structure fire.
Woodbury sent Engine 5 with a crew of 6 and the Command Truck with a crew of 5. The crews were assigned tasks upon thier arrival by the IC of the incident. ...
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| "BLOCKING" FIRE CHIEF PASSES |
| Fri. Jul 9th 2010 |
You may remember Chief Robert Jenkins of the Rockaway Township (NJ) FD. He was the then deputy fire chief who was arrested and held in handcuffs following an argument with a New Jersey State Police trooper after he refused to move fire apparatus that was blocking/protecting ...
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